Benefit make-up palette worth £16.50 for the price of a mag

MJF_3

lisyloo wrote:

If anyone is to blame it's people taking many to sell on ebay to make a profit.
I would like one but I don't think I should encourage this.

I'm surprised by this posting lisyloo!!
Why shouldn't people claim a free gift and try to make a bit of money from it?
I claimed ONE palette and sold it on e-bay, what's the problem? I haven't stolen anything, mislead anyone or put anyone else out!! I actually thought it was a good idea that I would share on MSE as a tip to others.

MJF_3

MJF wrote:

I'm surprised by this posting lisyloo!!
Why shouldn't people claim a free gift and try to make a bit of money from it?
I claimed ONE palette and sold it on e-bay, what's the problem? I haven't stolen anything, mislead anyone or put anyone else out!! I actually thought it was a good idea that I would share on MSE as a tip to others.

Just read this written by Martin:
"Some may say 'good on them making profit' yet this kind of behaviour goes against what this site stands for. Of course businesses source products and make money - that's fine; yet to use info from this pro-consumer site, to make other consumers pay way over the odds, isn’t cricket."

I must apologise to lisyloo. Point taken.

TraceB

i got the green one from bentalls in bracknell yesterday - didn't have to have a make over. only green ones left

pdoff

hope they get some more in white rose centre - went after 6pm last week & noone on counter but other lady said there were some - kids had chicken pox so can't get out again for a while now! don't care which it is as am using it as raffle prize to raise money for charity anyway! (if i get one that is!)

Lozlie

fac73 wrote:

None in Reading
Left it too late, I was off work ill last week, thought that going into town to check would've been a bit cheeky!

None for me either. Where in Reading did you check, as I'll be going there tomorrow so will check all the other stores too.

leafton

Anyone know if there are any left in debenhams in portsmouth? or army and navy in chichester?

daphne_descends

Lozlie wrote:

None for me either. Where in Reading did you check, as I'll be going there tomorrow so will check all the other stores too.

I checked House of Fraser and Boots (Oracle) - have I missed somewhere? :j

Let me know how you get on...

lisyloo

I claimed ONE palette and sold it on e-bay, what's the problem?

No problem at all. You are fully entitled to your ONE pallete and people who want to get an extra one for mum/sister are fine too in my opinion.
I you want to sell it rather than use it then that's entirely up to you.

What I said I thought was questionable was people getting MANY.
I don't have a problem with people profiting but as these are limited in suppy then it comes at others expense.
By taking many it is stopping other people getting their freebie, many of whom may have wanted to use it for the reason it was intended i.e. to try benefit cosmetics.

I'm not saying it's illegal just that IMO it's stopping other moneysavers from trying the cosmestics as benefit intended.

I did not say I had a problem with people selling ONE or getting an additional one for a friend/sister/mother who can't get to the shop.
It's people getting them on mass that I was criticising.

elisebutt65

look here

If you desparatley wanted one - here's where they all are

I got my one and am happy with it - really pees me off whenpeople do this - they obviously read the freebie and mis-price foreums purely to make a profit. NOT what this site is about really

PaleScene

Is it just me or did the pink one seem even more elusive than the others...

There is at least one on Ebay btw if anyone particularly was looking for that one.